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ARUM
(AHR-uhm)
A
genus of about 25 species of flowering plants
Common
clues: Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g.; Calla lily family; Kind of lily;
Cuckoopint
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Arum
is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family
Araceae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia,
with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region.
Frequently called "arum lilies", they are not closely
related to the true lilies Lilium. Plants in the closely related
tribe Zantedeschia are also called "arum lilies".
Arum
palaestinum
They
are rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial plants growing to 20–60
cm tall, with sagittate (arrowhead-shaped) leaves 10–55 cm
long. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10–40
cm long, coloured spathe, which may be white, yellow, brown or
purple; some species are scented, others not. The fruit is a
cluster of bright orange or red berries.
All
parts of the plants are poisonous, containing significant amounts
of calcium oxalate as raphides.
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